// Station · 6m ago

KCDS

Childress Municipal Airport

CAT IFR

WIND CALM

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 800 ft

T/Td 18.3°C / 17.2°C

ALTIM 29.84 inHg

ELEV 1,954 FT

34.4338°N / 100.2880°W

LOCATION · Childress, US

WIND

000°0 kt

KCDS · 1,954 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 10Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

CALM

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN008

LAYERS

BKN008 OVC015

T / Td

18 / 17

ALTIM

29.84"

// Interpretation

IFR conditions — ceiling 800 ft. Winds calm, visibility better than 10 statute miles, broken at 800 ft, and overcast at 1,500 ft. Would deteriorate to LIFR below 500 ft ceiling or 1 SM, or improve to MVFR above 1,000 ft and 3 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

SPECI KCDS 271044Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN008 OVC015 18/17 A2984 RMK AO2 CIG 006V011 T01830172

KCDS · day 27 at 10:44 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · broken layer at 800 ft · overcast at 1,500 ft · temp 18°C / dewpoint 17°C · altimeter 29.84" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind CALM

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

000°calm

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends

17 HDG 170° —CALM —— 5,949'

35 HDG 350° —CALM —— 5,949'

04 HDG 040° —CALM —— 4,425'

22 HDG 220° —CALM —— 4,425'

Pattern altitude: 2,954 ft MSL (1,000 ft AGL). Verify pattern direction and altitude with the chart supplement before flying. // On calm winds (<3 kt), all runways are usable — favor the longest or whatever the pattern calls for.

// Density altitude · ISA +7°C

2,900FT

+946 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV1,954 FT OAT+18°C ISA DELTA+7°C PRESSURE ALT2,031 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KMAF (Midland International Air and Space Port, Midland, elev 2,871 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+29%

-20%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+20%

-13%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+12%

-9%

Approximate using ~10% perf loss / 1,000 ft DA for normally aspirated, scaled by powerplant type. Verify with your aircraft's POH for accurate numbers — especially above 5,000 ft DA where these rules of thumb diverge.

// Cloud layers · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC015

Overcast · base 1,500 ft AGL · 8 oktas

BKN008

Broken · base 800 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING800 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER1,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL11,196 ft VFR MARGIN-2,200 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-7)

11:33ZSUNRISE

18:39ZSOLAR NOON

01:46ZSUNSET

02:14ZCIVIL END

CURRENT10:50Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING14h 56m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:14Z (15h 24m) DAY LENGTH14h 13m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE20:15Z MOONSET10:29Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

KLTS

MVFR → LIFR 11Z

Altus Air Force Base · Altus

WIND: 140° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN010
DIST: 52 NM E
AGE: 55m ago

KHBR

VFR

Hobart Regional Airport · Hobart

WIND: 130° / 3 kt
VIS: 8.0 SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 70 NM NE
AGE: 57m ago

KAMA

MVFR → VFR 16Z

Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport · Amarillo

WIND: CALM
VIS: 7.0 SM
CEILING: BKN013
DIST: 84 NM NW
AGE: 6m ago

KLBB

VFR → MVFR 12Z

Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport · Lubbock

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW050
DIST: 89 NM SW
AGE: 57m ago

KLAW

VFR → MVFR 14Z

Lawton Fort Sill Regional Airport · Lawton

WIND: 140° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW110
DIST: 93 NM E
AGE: 57m ago

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